Social cognition differentiates phenocopy syndrome of behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia from behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia.
Marie-Paule E van EngelenPaulette LouwersJay L P FieldhouseFlora T GossinkSterre C M de BoerAnnemieke DolsPhilip ScheltensSigfried N T M SchouwsYolande A L PijnenburgEverard G B VijverbergWelmoed A KrudopPublished in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2024)
Social cognition tests are most suitable for distinction of phFTD from bvFTD. Caregiver-reported questionnaires and phFTD diagnosis seemed inversely correlated, showing more symptoms in phFTD. Further research is needed on phFTD aetiology and in caregivers taking into account disease burden to assess what explains this discrepancy between clinician-rated and caregiver-based tools.